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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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